Fit check
Is Poetry of Blood: Eclipse worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action roguelite players who want fast 2D combat with repeated challenge runs
- Players who enjoy experimenting with weapons, Tarot-based upgrades, and weapon enhancement rerolls
- Fans of pixel-art action games who want boss encounters and character stories
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a large campaign may find the early-access scope limited to 2 major stages
- Players who prefer fixed progression may dislike run-based upgrades, randomized Tarot choices, and shop rerolls
- Players looking for a primarily narrative adventure may find combat and exploration take precedence
Our take on Poetry of Blood: Eclipse
The listing presents a broad combat and progression system, but the early-access package is specifically limited to 2 major stages and 5 sub-bosses. That scope is stated, though it is less prominent than the descriptions of weapons, movement options, Tarot entries, and character interactions.
What is Poetry of Blood: Eclipse?
Play as Ishtar, also known as Moon, while exploring a post-apocalyptic world and fighting enemies and girl bosses.
Combat includes katanas, spears, greatswords, chakrams, charged attacks, counters, parries, blocks, dodges, double jumps, wall grabs, ledge grabs, and dash glides. Each challenge offers Tarot card choices that modify abilities and attributes. A shop lets players reroll weapon enhancement entries using limited resources, while Synthetic Blood upgrades an out-of-run technology tree. Exploration includes item collection, gifts for NPCs, and character stories. The early-access version contains 2 major stages and 5 sub-bosses, including hidden forms.
How Poetry of Blood: Eclipse plays
- 01Varied weapon classes
- Combat supports katanas, great katanas, spears, greatswords, chakrams, and other weapon types.
- 02Movement techniques
- Traversal and combat include double jumping, wall and ledge grabs, dodging, parrying, and dash gliding.
- 03Tarot enhancements
- Challenge runs present card choices that add upgrade effects and attribute changes.
- 04Persistent tech upgrades
- Synthetic Blood can be spent on an out-of-run technology tree that raises basic character abilities.
- 05NPC relationship system
- Collected items and gifts can increase affinity with non-player characters and reveal their stories.
- 06Early-access content
- The early-access version contains 2 major stages and 5 sub-bosses with hidden forms.
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse compared to similar games
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse combines 2D roguelite combat, weapon enhancement rerolls, Tarot choices, and persistent technology upgrades. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania with previous updates and a new content update, rather than the stage-and-run structure described for this game.
Poetry of Blood: Eclipse: platforms & release
Is Poetry of Blood: Eclipse worth it?
It is worth it if: action roguelite players who want fast 2D combat with repeated challenge runs. Skip it if: players seeking a large campaign may find the early-access scope limited to 2 major stages.
Where can I download Poetry of Blood: Eclipse?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Poetry of Blood: Eclipse's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Poetry of Blood: Eclipse on?
Windows and macOS.
